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The data compiled by Adobe Digital Insights, easily surpassed prior estimates, and dismissed fears that strong web sales during the Thanksgiving weekend would hurt sales on Cyber Monday - the busiest day of the year for internet shopping historically. (more...)

Energy is the biggest gainer, up 2.06%, on higher oil prices. Futures on the S&P 500 Index were little changed at 2,198.25, after the underlying benchmark slipped 0.3 per cent Wednesday, trimming its November gain to 3.4 per cent, still the best monthly performance since July. (more...)

About 35 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the first reported cases and more than 18 million people are on life-saving HIV treatment. Globally there are an estimated 34 million people who have the virus. These people living with HIV need active care. The incidence of new HIV infections in the United States has declined as well over the past 10 years. (more...)

This will mark the largest online sales day in history, surpassing Black Friday ($3.34 billion) by a narrow margin. Out-of-stock items: Out-of-stock messages were at 12 percent, 0.7 percent less than levels seen in 2015 and 1.5 percent higher than on Black Friday (10.5 percent). (more...)

This isn't exactly breaking news because, well, the term "standalone" is pretty self-explanatory and, since the plot of " Rogue One " was hatched from the opening crawl of the original " Star Wars ", technically that film is the sequel . (more...)

Alabama will remain No. 1 in The Associated Press poll, as well as the College Football Playoff rankings. Saban praised Kiffin's ability to mold his offensive systems around his Alabama players during his three years with the Tide, despite working with three different starting quarterbacks. (more...)

While other retailer struggle to keep their digital shelves stocked, Amazon shuffles deals around to keep the ball rolling. Matthew Cannata of New Britain, Connecticut, said he and his wife meticulously map out their shopping weekend. Amazon started offering 35 days of Black Friday deals on November 16. Orlando-based United World Soccer drew in fans Monday with a 20 percent discount on all its merchandise and 70 percent off of selected items, said marketing director Luke Davis. (more...)

In other games, Manchester City beat Burnley 2-1, Liverpool beat Sunderland 2-0, Swansea pipped Crystal Palace in a 5-4 thriller, and there were draws in the games between Hull and West Brom , and Leicester and Middlesbrough. After the highs of the early season and the lows of the last couple of months, Guardiola doesn't expect the roller coaster to slow down any time soon. (more...)

FC's Craig Burley gives his verdict on El Clasico as Real Madrid grabbed a point. Luis Suarez nodded in Neymar's free kick in the second half, but Barcelona could not hold on. We can be happy with the attitude the team played today. Zinedine Zidane's side claimed a 2-1 victory on the same ground last season and looked the more unsafe in a scrappy first half, with Cristiano Ronaldo twice denied by Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Javier Mascherano fortunate not to concede a penalty for a ... (more...)

The president-elect took a veiled swipe at fellow Republicans. He reminisced, "We did have a lot of fun fighting Hillary, didn't we?" to chants of "lock her up" while criticising conservative critics. "I'm here today for one main reason: to say thank you to Ohio", Trump told the crowd. He has also said he wants to continue holding rallies as president . (more...)

For now, we'll have that haunting trailer (above) to pour through, which will no doubt be followed by plenty of fan speculation. Despite not seeing one Drake in sight, all the tenets of Uncharted are here - hair-raising tension, urban exploration and risky situations that always escalate into an all-out brawl. (more...)

Two people who are believed to have been the administrators of the botnet infrastructure known as "AVALANCHE" were arrested in Ukraine, investigators said. Their investigation was triggered when ransomeware sent from Avalanche infected computers in Germany. The criminal groups have been using the Avalanche infrastructure since 2009 for conducting malware, phishing and spam activities. (more...)

He finishes the season with 25 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns in eight games. Rob Gronkowski is out of back surgery, with the star New England Patriots tight end posting a video Friday night on Instagram showing him - in hospital garb - walking with the assistance of a walker while accompanied by his father. (more...)

The update is available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, and PlayStation VR this time around, for those who would want such a scary game that close to their face, with the full Resident Evil 7 set to release January 27th of next year. (more...)

Washington re-acquired right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole, along with right-hander Blake Treinen, on January 16, 2013, as part of the three-team trade that sent Michael Morse to Seattle. The Nationals needed to find a starting catcher this offseason as Wilson Ramos' contract expired following the season. Acquired from Oakland before the 2015 season, Norris hit.250 with 14 home runs in his Padres debut. (more...)

And when Kentucky made one final surge with under four minutes to play, Welsh sank a pair of mid-range jumpers to extend the lead back to nine. "We've done a phenomenal job through eight games of sharing the ball and helping each other score", Alford said. (more...)

Basically, this new series will include remasters of the original games Crash Bandicoot , Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back , and Crash Bandicoot : Warped. The "plus" comes with some brand new gameplay features. Naughty Dog learned a lot of lessons on how to refine the Crash formula over the course of making three games. (more...)

But in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit , Stein says that delay is unreasonable and violates equal protection and due process rights guaranteed under the Constitution, "effectively denying the right to vote" if the recount is not completed in time to meet federal deadlines. (more...)

Navy Cheif Sunil Lanba has categorically rejected Pakistan Navy's claim of an Indian submarine being seen in its waters. This was revealed by flag officer, Western Naval Command, vice-admiral Girish Luthra, who was addressing the annual media briefing on board India's largest aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya , ahead of Navy Day on December 4. (more...)

At a media event in New York, John Stankey, chief executive of AT&T's entertainment group, said, "It is really important to understand that this is the foundation for how we are going to do things in the future". And those who take this plan before the offer ends, it will be theirs for as long as they continue using the service. It's also giving new customers a free Apple TV with three months of prepaid service or a free $39 Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote with one month of ... (more...)